EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In years previous, the conversion factor has largely stayed the same resulting in physician pay falling 22% from 2001 to 2021 when adjusted for inflation (3). This would be similar to how all other Medicare providers (long-term care facilities, hospital payments, etc.) are already reimbursed (5).

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Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 17, 2024

I am a GP at a large practice based in a town in southwest Scotland, and I also work as a doctor in the Emergency Department in our local district general hospital. BASICS responders have additional skills and can provide pre-hospital emergency care to patients delivering time-critical interventions to improve outcomes.

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Ambulance Services Anaphylaxis Hospitals Wellness 52

Emergency Medicine Journal

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Community emergency medicine (CEM) is a model of pre-hospital care that delivers emergency department care to patients irrespective of their clinical environment. London’s physician response unit (PRU), established in 2001, has continually evolved its scope of practice.

Operations 40

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 6, 2020

Max Hockstein trained as an Emergency Medicine physician at University of Texas Southwestern and is finishing his Intensive Care fellowship at Emory. Case: It’s another day in your emergency department (ED). Max is then going to Georgetown to be an attending in both EM and ICU.

Sepsis 52

Sepsis Shock Resuscitation Administration 52

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 23, 2023

THE CASE A female in her early 20s, G4P2012, presents to the emergency department (ED) with a 5 day history of left lower quadrant abdominal pain which has been worsening since onset. After a short period of recovery in the hospital, she is discharged home in stable condition with follow-up with OBGYN. J Ultrasound Med.

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Ultrasounds Operations Radiology Radiology 98

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Guest Skeptic: Dr. Ben Lawton is a paediatric emergency physician in Brisbane Australia. He divides his time between a tertiary children’s hospital and a community hospital that is busy enough to have its own paediatric […] The post SGEM#228: Winds of Change – High Flow Nasal Oxygen for Acute Bronchiolitis? NEJM March 2018.

Dehydration 40

Dehydration Pediatrics Hospitals Academics 40

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 12, 2022

She is an emergency physician at Mount Sinai Hospital and a Clinician Scientist and the Deputy Director of the Schwartz-Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute. Case: An 18-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) after falling off a moving snowmobile and hitting her head on the ground.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Head Injuries Pediatrics Research 40

RebelEM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Multicenter study of emergency department visits for insect sting allergies. Multicenter study of emergency department visits for food allergies. 2006) “Management of acute allergic reactions and anaphylaxis in the Emergency Department between 1993-2003,” Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology , 117(2).

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Allergic Reactions Anaphylaxis Emergency Department Urgent Care 52

ACEP Now

APRIL 2, 2024

An 18-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Under their recommendation, the patient was admitted to the hospital for observation on an intravenous dextrose infusion. Dr. Franco is an emergency medicine attending physician at St.

Poisoning 40

Poisoning Administration Urgent Care Documentation/Coding 40

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2017

16 found that of 142 patients evaluated at a single site university hospital, 61 had a foreign body. Nonfatal Choking on Food Among Children 14 Years or Younger in the United States, 2001–2009. Am J Emerg Med. Emergency department management of foreign bodies of the external ear canal in children. Broncoscopy!

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Authors: Rachel Kelly, MD ( EM Resident Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital); Robert Nocito, MD (EM Attending Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital) // Reviewed by: Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University in St. Int J Emerg Med. Eur J Emerg Med. Emerg Med J. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32836437cf.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Clinical predictors of cardiac syncope at initial evaluation in patients referred urgently to general hospital: the EGSYS score. 2) Boston syncope rule: J Emerg Med. The ROSE (Risk Stratification of syncope in the emergency department) Study. Other studies 1) EGSYS score (full text link). Del Rosso A, et al.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department EKG/ECG Outcomes Seizures 52

RebelEM

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

What They Did: Investigators performed a retrospective cohort study in the Emergency Department at the University of Michigan between July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018. Cefepime vs Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Adults Hospitalized With Acute Infection: The ACORN Randomized Clinical Trial. 2001 Nov 8;345(19):1359-67.

Sepsis 113

Sepsis Outcomes Administration Shock 113

Taming the SRU

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S.,

Psychiatric 89

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 3, 2025

Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital (RMCH) is a tertiary and major trauma centre in the North-West of England. Most studies in this review used quasi-Poisson regression with a general additive model to analyse the association between air pollution and respiratory-related hospital visits. Approximate annual attendance is 50,000.

Hospitals 88

Hospitals Emergency Department Research Forensics 88

Taming the SRU

JUNE 12, 2023

Although not every person seeks health care for these injuries, the majority of those that do end up in the emergency department. In 2008, this led to greater than 316,000 emergency department (ED) visits and about 9,500 hospitalizations [1]. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2004;43(3):362-370.

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Infectious Diseases Emergency Department Administration Academics 103

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

2001 12 found similar results among a cohort of critically ill patients. One of the hallmarks of sepsis care, based on the Rivers 2001 17 trial and still recommended by the latest SCCM guidelines is early detection of sepsis and initiation of early resuscitation. 9 In terms of assessing volume status in general, Joseph et al.

Dehydration 75

Dehydration Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis Resuscitation 75

EMDocs

JANUARY 22, 2025

Is there an ideal observation period in the emergency department after reversal with naloxone? He required multiple doses of buprenorphine to treat the withdrawal and recovered after a brief hospitalization. Prehosp Emerg Care , 2009, 13(4):512-5. Endo Pharmaceuticals, Chadds Ford, PA, 2001. Ann Emerg Med.

Seizures 96

Seizures Administration Emergency Department Poisoning 96

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Unported from wikimedia commons, File:2001 Heart Position in ThoraxN.jpg - Wikimedia Commons accessed 10/25/24 Epidemiology and etiology Pneumomediastinum is uncommon. Unique patient case from UCMC Hospital. Sometimes these may require emergency interventions such as needle decompression or chest tube placement [8,13-14].

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COPD Pediatrics Emergency Department Ultrasounds 79